Looking for friends who don't eat "clean" and healthy

I'm addicted to Little Debbie Oatmeal pies...they're only 170 cals each so doable, I just tend to feel guilty eating them!

Illy_Mooncat wrote: »

Happy 4th to all my American friends! What naughty things did we eat today??

Definitely was not within calories, but I had a crapton of pulled pork, baked beans, and corn on the cob.

Illy_Mooncat wrote: »

happyheart15 wrote: »

I feel safe to talk about my love for sweet tea in this thread. I fit it into my diet and still lose weight. And with real sugar, because I can't stand sugar substitutes. Also, the first few pages make me want to go to Buffalo Wild Wings (never been before) and get some wings, and definitely a bottle of that Southwestern dressing.

Okay I have to ask, what is a great sweet tea? The ones I have tried only ever taste like sugar water but then people keep saying how amazing it is... I feel like I must be missing something and I keep wanting to try mystical "real" sweet tea!

Sweet tea, when made correctly, is basically the nectar of the gods. I didn't grow up in the south, but my Grandma is from southern appalachia and makes her tea on the porch in the summer. Sweet lord is it good.

She has a gallon size mason jar, puts a punch of tea bags in it, lets it steep in the sun and then adds about 1.25 cups of sugar to it while it is still hot from the sun. I have tried to duplicate it many times, but it just never tastes as good as hers.

Also sweet tea and fried chicken = the best meal ever.

Illy_Mooncat wrote: »

Emily3907 wrote: »

Sweet tea, when made correctly, is basically the nectar of the gods. I didn't grow up in the south, but my Grandma is from southern appalachia and makes her tea on the porch in the summer. Sweet lord is it good.

She has a gallon size mason jar, puts a punch of tea bags in it, lets it steep in the sun and then adds about 1.25 cups of sugar to it while it is still hot from the sun. I have tried to duplicate it many times, but it just never tastes as good as hers.

Also sweet tea and fried chicken = the best meal ever.

I should try this. Maybe the sunlight is the magic ingredient? Or maybe I need to find a sweet old Southern lady and apprentice to her? Hmmm

Now....I should add a disclaimer....there are many that will say making "sun tea" is dangerous and there have been studies to prove that. I personally have been drinking tea like this since I was a very small child and never had an issue, but that doesn't mean the potential risk is moot.

Supposedly there are safe ways to make tea in the sun, but I have always done it the "old-fashioned" way.

Emily3907 wrote: »

Now....I should add a disclaimer....there are many that will say making "sun tea" is dangerous and there have been studies to prove that. I personally have been drinking tea like this since I was a very small child and never had an issue, but that doesn't mean the potential risk is moot.

Supposedly there are safe ways to make tea in the sun, but I have always done it the "old-fashioned" way.

I'm now curious as to how on earth making tea from sun is dangerous? What's the principle behind that?

Illy_Mooncat wrote: »

Happy 4th to all my American friends! What naughty things did we eat today??

Cheeseburgers, vanilla cupcakes (yes, multiple), angel food cake with strawberries, blueberries and whipped cream, corn on the cob, fruit salad.

i had some tostitos with spinach dip and 1/2 of a quinoa beet burger fourth of july.










and 7 beers, 6 jello shots and 3/4 a bottle of champagne

quiksylver296 wrote: »

Cheeseburgers, vanilla cupcakes (yes, multiple), angel food cake with strawberries, blueberries and whipped cream, corn on the cob, fruit salad.

Oh man I have had a cupcake craving lately. I bet I can make a Keto version...

punkrockgoth wrote: »

I consider myself to be "diet agnostic". I don't follow any plan or specified pattern of eating, but respect others' rights to do so. As long as they aren't diet evangelists. They're the worst.

I do make an effort to eat mostly plants because they're tasty, cheap af and good for you. I also like to eat a small bit of chocolate because it's tasty.

Diet Evangelists is the funniest thing I have heard all morning, thank you for this...I most certainly will be using it again.

This is me lol. Although i tend to eat healthy most of the time... *cough*

Illy_Mooncat wrote: »

Emily3907 wrote: »

Now....I should add a disclaimer....there are many that will say making "sun tea" is dangerous and there have been studies to prove that. I personally have been drinking tea like this since I was a very small child and never had an issue, but that doesn't mean the potential risk is moot.

Supposedly there are safe ways to make tea in the sun, but I have always done it the "old-fashioned" way.

I'm now curious as to how on earth making tea from sun is dangerous? What's the principle behind that?

Using the typical "Sun Tea" method the water gets warm enough to steep tea, but not hot enough to kill potential harmful bacteria which can spend hours multiplying in an environment that bacteria like. I don't claim to know what level of danger this poses -- I'm sure it depends on the bacteria that take up residence -- but tea making in this manner is not safest practice.

Illy_Mooncat wrote: »

My family is Italian and we have a recipie for spaghetti sauce literally passed down from generations. I have been craving some but since I started keto pasta is a no-go and eating a bowl of sauce just seemed a bit silly. But I solved my problem by putting it on cauliflower rice! It was delicious. A little high in carbs but screw it.

I would put mine over roasted cauliflower chunks - YUMMY!

vnb_208 wrote: »

Can I just say I had a fried chicken breast & honey biscuit for lunch @640cals with no regret

edited 640 not 690

Honestly 640 cal isn't THAT bad! Good on ya

Had the most amazing-good-for-you-dinner tonight; a hot dog on a white bun with mustard, and relish with a side of salty potato chips and for dessert; a homemade banana cream pie...mmm sooo good AND i skipped the gym today